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Town · Census 2011 · code 802348

Sohagpur population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Madhya Pradesh, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population25,040people
Households5,291PCA households
Literacy rate84.54%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.94%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople25,04012,93312,107
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0841,6081,476
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,56210,3138,249
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.54%91.06%77.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,0132,0461,967
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople880442438
Total workersCensus workers7,9996,5161,483
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.94%50.38%12.25%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,1375,9021,235
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months862614248
Non-workerspeople17,0416,41710,624

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17146; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,291 households and 25,040 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.32% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.06% for males and 77.59% for females.
  • Of 7,999 workers, 89.22% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators36715
Agricultural labourers252249
Household industry workers33285
Other workers6,186513

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Sohagpur (NP)4490361725,040

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.